| Resolution Number: | 1997-D051 |
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| Title: | Increase Funding to Dioceses Ministering to Native Americans |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
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Resolved, That the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America restore its missionary commitment to the Native peoples of the Dioceses of South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, and Navajoland Area Mission by increasing the block grant to these dioceses in the additional amount of $1 million per year for this triennium, to accomplish the ministry and mission of the Church in these dioceses, and be it further
Resolved, That this General Convention re-examine the mission of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America with Native peoples and the financial commitment to all Native Ministries and report to the 73rd General Convention.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), pp. 220-221. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. John H. Shepard |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Church in Small Communities |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D051)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, restore its missionary commitment to the people of the Niobrara and the Diocese of South Dakota by increasing the diocesan block grant to the Diocese of South Dakota in the additional amount of $1 million per year for this triennium, to accomplish the ministry and domestic mission of the church in the Diocese of South Dakota, and be it further
Resolved, That Program, Budget and Finance re-examine the domestic mission of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the financial commitment to all Native Ministries.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, restore its missionary commitment to the Native peoples of the dioceses of South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska and Navajoland Area Mission by increasing the block grant to these dioceses in the additional amount of $1 million per year for this triennium, to accomplish the ministry and mission of the church in these dioceses, and be it further
Resolved, That this General Convention re-examine the mission of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America with Native peoples and the financial commitment to all Native Ministries and report to the 73rd General Convention.
Debate followed on Resolution D051.
The question was called to terminate debate.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on Resolution D051 as amended.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops as HD Message #146)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Church in Small Communities presented its Report #2 on HD Message #146 on Resolution D051a (Recommitment to Indigenous Native Ministry), moved the resolution, and recommended concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #235)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 23.
| Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention increases funding to dioceses ministering to Native Americans and calls for a re-examination of the Church's missionary commitment to Native peoples and ministries. |
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